Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna says his squad have not been badly affected by Covid-19 ahead of the Sky Bet League One clash with Wycombe.“The cases we have had have been isolated and so far there hasn’t been a big outbreak,” McKenna said.Kyle Edwards, Rekeem Harper and Toto Nsiala have returned to training having recovered from coronavirus but they are not yet...Full Story »

Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante will be injury doubts for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Brighton on Wednesday.Defender Silva hobbled out of the 3-1 Boxing Day win at Aston Villa with a thigh issue, though Chelsea hope to have caught the problem before a major flare-up.Kante will be checked for a knee issue, while Timo Werner and Kai Havertz could return after Covid isolation but ...Full Story »

Injury-hit Leicester will check on Jamie Vardy and Wilfred Ndidi ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League visit of Liverpool after neither were risked at Manchester City on Boxing Day due to hamstring issues.Ryan Bertrand (knee) became the latest addition to a lengthy Foxes absence list when he was injured in the warm-up at the Etihad Stadium, joining other recent casualties Ricardo Pereira (leg)...Full Story »

Dundee manager James McPake felt the SPFL put both sides at risk by rejecting a request for their cinch Premiership trip to Aberdeen to be postponed.The Dens Park side travelled north with a depleted squad after a positive Covid-19 test in their camp, with five further players deemed to be close contacts and also ruled out.McPake refused to use the decision as an excuse for his side’s 2-1 ...Full Story »

Hearts defender Stephen Kingsley is set to miss the clash with Ross County due to the ankle injury he sustained against Dundee last weekend.Josh Ginnelly is available after suspension, while Northern Irish pair Liam Boyce and Michael Smith have both trained and are expected to return to the squad.Beni Baningime is still sidelined along with long-term injury victim Jamie Brandon while Cammy Devli...Full Story »

Rangers will hope to have defender Borna Barisic back for the cinch Premiership encounter with St Mirren.The left-back missed last weekend’s win over Dundee United after going off unwell days earlier against St Johnstone.Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack are still missing and Leon Balogun is battling a knock, while long-term absentees Filip Helander (knee) and Nnamdi Ofoborh (heart issue) are stil...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without Dan Jones for their clash with Salford.The defender is serving a suspension after picking up a red card against Newport.The Valiants are struggling with injuries and are missing options at the top of the pitch including James Wilson, Jamie Proctor and Devante Rodney.Vale boss Darrell Clarke could opt to put Ben Garrity up front again after the midfielder scored in the s...Full Story »

Oldham interim boss Selim Benachour must decide whether to shuffle his pack again for the Boxing Day visit of fellow League Two strugglers Scunthorpe.Benachour made five changes to the side that lost at Tranmere for the game against high-flying Forest Green last time out but it was his substitutions during the match that made the biggest difference.Both Hallam Hope and Jack Stobbs scored after c...Full Story »

Fleetwood have Callum Camps available for their home game with Shrewsbury on Boxing Day.The 26-year-old midfielder suffered a fractured skull in their 2-1 loss to Burton in the FA Cup last month but made his return off the bench last week.Daniel Batty is also available after serving his suspension for the straight red card he received in the 5-1 loss to Accrington earlier this month.Midfielder J...Full Story »

Doncaster will check on Ben Close ahead of Monday’s League One home clash with Sunderland.As well as Close (knee), fellow midfielder Dan Gardner and defender Charlie Seaman are also being assessed as they continue their recoveries from injuries.Fejiri Okenabirhie, Jon Taylor, John Bostock, Cameron John and Ro-Shaun Williams remain sidelined for second-bottom Rovers, who are under the caret...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has no fresh selection problems ahead of the Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest.Full-back Neil Taylor emerged unscathed from his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bournemouth and will hope to retain his place in the starting line-up for the busy festive programme.Midfielder Matt Crooks and striker Duncan Watmore were doubts for that ...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin faces a major selection headache for the cinch Premiership visit of Celtic.Saints failed in a request to get the match postponed after a number of positive Covid-19 cases but are still awaiting some PCR results.The Buddies were already without Eamonn Brophy (hamstring) and Conor McCarthy (ankle).David Turnbull is awaiting the results of a scan on his hamstring injur...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva staged a midfield masterclass as Premier League leaders Manchester City swept aside struggling Newcastle 4-0 to claim a record 34th win of 2021.The Portuguese, aided and abetted by Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, steered City to a commanding victory at St James’ Park to eclipse Liverpool’s mark of 33 top-flight wins in a calendar year set in 1982.Goals from Ruben Dias and J...Full Story »

League One leaders Rotherham extended their unbeaten run to 21 games in all competitions with a 1-0 triumph at Cambridge.Daniel Barlaser’s second-half strike made the difference as the visitors maintained their two-point lead over second-placed Wigan.Dimitar Mitov was called into action midway through the first half when a short Rotherham corner was worked to Shane Ferguson and Mitov beat ...Full Story »

Kilmarnock lost no ground in the Scottish Championship title race despite their game with Dunfermline being abandoned due to fog.Referee Craig Napier suspended play in the 63rd minute and soon decided the match could not continue.The sides were level at 1-1 at the time of the abandonment, with Craig Wighton equalising for the visitors after 20 minutes after Oli Shaw had scored from the penalty s...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Runar Alex Runarsson was taken off the pitch and taken to hospital, after a clash with a Club Brugge striker left him with a nasty gash to his head. Runarsson didn't exactly set the world alight last season, after joining Arsenal in summer 2020, and played just six games all season, with only one coming in the Premier League. His most famous moment with the gloves came in a Caraba...Full Story »

Dundee manager James McPake fears he could be without around 10 players for the clash with Hearts.Jason Cummings has been counted out over a disciplinary breach, while Charlie Adam, Lee Ashcroft, Shaun Byrne and Cillian Sheridan are out injured and Ryan Sweeney is suspended.Max Anderson, Danny Mullen and Jordan Marshall are also among those who McPake has had fitness doubts over this week.Hearts...Full Story »

Newcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin is a doubt for the visit of Manchester City after limping off in Thursday’s defeat at Liverpool with a muscular injury.Striker Callum Wilson will return to the team after being rested at Anfield.Left-back Jamal Lewis is set for a spell out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 3-1 defeat, while fellow defenders Federico Fernandez (thigh) and Paul ...Full Story »

Sutton will continue to be without captain Craig Eastmond for the visit of Harrogate on Saturday afternoon.Eastmond will serve the second of his three-game ban after he was given a straight red card in the U’s 3-2 loss to Newport a fortnight ago and missed out on Sutton’s 2-2 draw at Bradford last weekend.Kenny Davis may also be missing once again after he limped off with injury agai...Full Story »

Wolves will almost certainly be without French full-back Rayan Ait-Nouri and on-loan South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan for Sunday’s visit of Chelsea.The pair suffered injuries in midweek and face a spell on the sidelines, and while Raul Jimenez is set to return from suspension, both Yerson Mosquera and Fabio Silva have tested positive for Covid-19.Pedro Neto and Jonny (both knee) are lon...Full Story »